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Home/People/Kay Linaker
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Born
Jul 19, 1913Died: Apr 18, 2008
Lived 94 years
Place of Birth
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

48
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Kay Phillips
Mary Katherine Linaker
Kate Phillips
Lynn Acker
IMDb Profile

Kay Linaker

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Katherine Linaker, known professionally as Kay Linaker, Kate Phillips, and Kay Linaker-Phillips (July 19, 1913, Pine Bluff, Arkansas – April 18, 2008, Keene, New Hampshire) was an American actress and screenwriter, who appeared in many B movies during the 1930s and 1940s, most notably Kitty Foyle (1940). Linaker used her married name (Kay Phillips) as a screenwriter, notably for the cult movie hit The Blob (1958). She is credited with coining the name "The Blob" for the movie, which was originally titled "The Molten Meteor".
Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress poster

Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress

as Self
2008
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland poster

Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland

as Self
2007
Laura poster

Laura

as Woman (uncredited)
1944
It Happened Tomorrow poster

It Happened Tomorrow

Cast
1944
Men on Her Mind poster

Men on Her Mind

as Eloise Palmer
1944
Lady in the Dark poster

Lady in the Dark

as Liza's Mother
1944
Let's Face It poster

Let's Face It

as Canteen Hostess
1943
The More the Merrier poster

The More the Merrier

as Miss Allen (uncredited)
1943
Two Weeks to Live poster

Two Weeks to Live

as Mrs. Madge Carmen
1943
Cinderella Swings It poster

Cinderella Swings It

as Madame Dolores
1943
War Dogs poster

War Dogs

as Joan Allen
1942
Men of Texas poster

Men of Texas

as Mrs. Sarah Olsen
1942
The Night Before the Divorce poster

The Night Before the Divorce

as Hedda Smythe
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen poster

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as Margo Rogers
1942
Remember the Day poster

Remember the Day

as Society Reporter
1941
Glamour Boy poster

Glamour Boy

as Mrs. Emily Colder
1941
Charlie Chan in Rio poster

Charlie Chan in Rio

as Helen Ashby
1941
Private Nurse poster

Private Nurse

as Helene
1941
Blood and Sand poster

Blood and Sand

as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
1941
They Dare Not Love poster

They Dare Not Love

as Barbara Murdock
1941